Melayu Ambon
Kode: abs
Nama: Melayu Ambon
Maluku :: Kepulauan Aru regency, Aru island group, Wamar island; Seram Bagian Barat regency, Ambon city, Kamarian to Seriholu on Hoamoa peninsula; Maluku Tengah regency, Nusa Laut island, upper Elpaputih bay east to Sepa; Ceram sea coast from Karlutu east to Sawai. 1,600,000 in Indonesia, all users.
L1 Users: 200,000 (1987 J. Collins).
L2 Users: 1,400,000 (2013 M. Connor).
Total Users: 1,650,000 (as L1: 250,000; as L2: 1,400,000).
Ambonese, Ambong, Malayu Ambon, Moluccan (Maluku) Malay.
Creole, Malay based
Dobo Malay. Marginal intelligibility with Indonesian
ind. Difficult intelligibility with North Moluccan Malay
max; speakers switch to Indonesian.
Bahasa Ambon, Bahasa Melaju Ambon.
81% with Indonesian
ind. Banda Malay
bpq may best be considered a dialect of Moluccan Malay
max.
3 (Wider communication). Became an LWC through trade, and is used in inter-cultural communication, market, and some media.
Developed from Sabah Malay
msi and still reflects some archaic forms. Further diverged by adapting to the vernaculars of central Maluku. Many varieties of trade Malay are considered Malay-based creoles (Grimes 1991a, Grimes 1991b, Holm 1989) and as Austronesian with contact features (Collins 1980, Gil 2001, Wolff 1988). Christian, Muslim.
Ambonese:
| Agama Primer | : | Christianity |
| Penganut Kristen | : | 70% |
| Persentase Penginjilan | : | 40% |
| Jendela 10/40 | : | Y |
Emplawas:
| Agama Primer | : | Christianity |
| Penganut Kristen | : | 55% |
| Persentase Penginjilan | : | 4% |
| Jendela 10/40 | : | Y |
Loun:
| Agama Primer | : | Ethnic Religions |
| Penganut Kristen | : | 40% |
| Persentase Penginjilan | : | 10% |
| Jendela 10/40 | : | Y |
Nila:
| Agama Primer | : | Christianity |
| Penganut Kristen | : | 64% |
| Persentase Penginjilan | : | 8% |
| Jendela 10/40 | : | Y |
Nusa Laut:
| Agama Primer | : | Ethnic Religions |
| Penganut Kristen | : | 25% |
| Persentase Penginjilan | : | 4% |
| Jendela 10/40 | : | Y |
Serua:
| Agama Primer | : | Christianity |
| Penganut Kristen | : | 58% |
| Persentase Penginjilan | : | 10% |
| Jendela 10/40 | : | Y |
Te'un:
| Agama Primer | : | Christianity |
| Penganut Kristen | : | 60% |
| Persentase Penginjilan | : | 4% |
| Jendela 10/40 | : | Y |
Ethnologue: abs
